tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post2452602995093028463..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: I am not one of Australia's best and brightest - apparentlyRussell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-89802885698920259242008-04-09T19:10:00.000+10:002008-04-09T19:10:00.000+10:00It's a very good question, TH, and I was wondering...It's a very good question, TH, and I was wondering the same thing. No names leapt out at me, though perhaps I should read the list more slowly (and of course I don't know all the philosophers around the place). I do personally know some of these people on the list but they are from the literary side of things or the law. <BR/><BR/>It looks like a much more technically-oriented group than might have been expected from tje description, though a lot of the usual suspects are there of course (Robert Manne and so on).<BR/><BR/>Here's the full list: http://www.australia2020.gov.au:80/participants/index.cfmRussell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-86103536944133615282008-04-09T18:32:00.000+10:002008-04-09T18:32:00.000+10:00Hey Russell,do you know if any philosophers were c...Hey Russell,<BR/><BR/>do you know if any philosophers were chosen for the summit. More generally is it feasible that philosophers will be consulted on public policy to any any significant extent in the context of a democracy based on party politics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-14999868466050560132008-04-09T14:25:00.000+10:002008-04-09T14:25:00.000+10:00OK, I think windy wins the Internet tonight.OK, I think <B>windy</B> wins the Internet tonight.Blake Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13977394981287067289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-19673531649863780312008-04-09T10:41:00.000+10:002008-04-09T10:41:00.000+10:00I've been looking at the list. An awful lot of nam...I've been looking at the list. An awful lot of names are missing of people whom I'd have picked, but then again maybe they didn't want to go. It's actually a rather bizarre list.<BR/><BR/>The grapes look slightly less sweet to the extent that there are not that many people with whom I'd have wanted to network, or with whom I could have done useful work.Russell Blackfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-38133619718147745382008-04-09T08:37:00.000+10:002008-04-09T08:37:00.000+10:00As someone who expects not to get tenure partly be...As someone who expects not to get tenure partly because I'm a maverick (ever so mildly, but a touch of the disease suffices), I've grown used to such treatment. I'd say go with windy's implicit suggestion and organize your own get-together. If you have time and energy, that is...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-72417195184904410582008-04-09T07:02:00.000+10:002008-04-09T07:02:00.000+10:00"Fine, I'll organize my own seminar... with blackj..."Fine, I'll organize my own seminar... with blackjack! And hookers! In fact, forget the seminar!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-4130499377487102712008-04-08T11:22:00.000+10:002008-04-08T11:22:00.000+10:00You should've been a sports star or celebrity.You should've been a sports star or celebrity.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12256953909644408214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-59581557826584374482008-04-08T01:35:00.000+10:002008-04-08T01:35:00.000+10:00In ten years, there'll be a technological gimcrack...In ten years, there'll be a technological gimcrack which makes use of what would today be cutting-edge neuroscience and which makes people wonder where the "soul" could be hiding, and there'll be proposals to teach more about the brain in the public schools. Neuro-mysticism will become what creationism is now, and it will be impossible to hide from the issues any longer.Blake Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13977394981287067289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-38634203214212784222008-04-08T00:23:00.000+10:002008-04-08T00:23:00.000+10:00I havn't seen terribly much attention being payed ...I havn't seen terribly much attention being payed to transhumanist issues coming from either the Australian Media, Policy Makers, or even Academia in Australia for that matter. I guess these are issues that are still seen as either 'science fiction' or a long, long way off by most people. <BR/><BR/>Give it another few years before academia takes notice of the importance of the issues. <BR/>Give it another decade before lay people and the media take any notice,.. and wait an extra decade beyond this before policy makers take any notice. <BR/><BR/>Your time to shine will come Russell, i guess you just need to wait for others to catch up. In the mean time, keep up the great work you've been doing as it has been a great inspiration for me and presumably many others who take transhumanist issues seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com